Feb 12, 2021
FREE SWABBING: The Trumbull Community Action Program is hosting walk-in COVID-19 testing 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Trumbull Plaza, the former Kmart site, 2485 Parkman Road NW, Warren.
Nasal swabs will be administered by the National Guard on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no out-of-pocket cost. No appointments are necessary.
This TCAP-sponsored event is in collaboration with the Trumbull County Combined Health District, Warren officials and the Ohio National Guard.
SOCIETY TO MEET: The Niles Historical Society will meet 10 a.m. Saturday in the McKinley Memorial Museum auditorium. Social distancing will be observed, and masks are required. The event will be a membership meeting and a discussion on historical society events during a pandemic. The budget and finances will be reviewed and voted upon.
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George Snyder discusses the need Tuesday for a larger, more sheltered structure for vaccine administration. Snyder is the Burghill-Vernon fire chief and planning section chief of the Trumbull County Fire Chiefsâ Association Incident Management Team â a part of the Trumbull County Emergency Operations Center.
WARREN Trumbull County commissioners are being asked to use up to $400,000 in CARES Act money to build a shelter to accommodate vaccine administration efforts.
The request came Tuesday from several fire chiefs in the Trumbull County Fire Chiefs’ Association Incident Management Team, a part of Trumbull County’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and county health officials.
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WARREN The city’s police chief noted that like everyone, the year 2020 was a difficult time for law enforcement in Warren.
“During 2020, we continued our efforts to provide our citizens with constitutionally based, professional policing services while dealing with the effects of a global pandemic, social unrest and a national surge in violent crime, especially in some of the nation’s larger cities,” Chief Eric Merkel wrote in his annual report submitted last week.
Merkel noted at different points of the year, about 12 officers out of 70 were off at some point with COVID-19 related symptoms.
“This did not create any staffing concerns as only a few were off at any one time,” he wrote.
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Jan 29, 2021
VALENTINE SHOPPING: A Valentine’s Day-themed shopping event will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at First Baptist Church of Howland, 8957 E. Market St. The Sweetheart Shopping Event will be for anyone who needs unique gifts and products for themselves or their loved ones. Over 50 vendors are taking part. Free admission and free parking. All vendors at the event will be wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and adhering to all guidelines from the Trumbull County Combined Health District.
FINANCIAL LITERACY: Financial Literacy 101 with Charlotte Walker-Cloyd and Harrison Gilmer will be noon Saturday at 4 Summit St., Niles. The program will inform people how to save money, prevent late fees, lower interest rates and advance credit opportunities.